Meleke stone

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Meleke stone is a fine, light-colored limestone historically prized as a primary building material in Jerusalem and other parts of the Levant.

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Meleke stone canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building stone
limestone
sedimentary rock
category Building stone of the Levant
Limestone of the Middle East
color light-colored
culturalSignificance associated with historic sacred architecture
characteristic stone of Jerusalem architecture
foundIn Israel
Jordan
Palestine
West Bank
geologicalRegion Judean Mountains
Mount of Olives
surface form: Mount of Olives area
historicallyPrizedFor aesthetic qualities
durability
workability
languageOfName Arabic
lithology fine, homogeneous limestone
nameMeaning royal
nameTransliteration meleke
notableUse Churches in Jerusalem
Walls of Jerusalem
surface form: Jerusalem city walls (various phases)

Mosques in Jerusalem
Temple Mount
surface form: Temple Mount retaining walls

historic houses in Jerusalem Old City
quarriedIn Jerusalem area quarries
Mount Scopus
surface form: Mount Scopus area

Nahal Rephaim area
texture fine-grained
typicalUse architectural decoration
ashlar masonry
monumental construction
usedAs building material
usedFor city walls
public buildings
religious buildings
residential buildings
usedIn Jerusalem
Levant region
surface form: Levant
usedInPeriod Byzantine period
Herodian period
Islamic period
Ottoman period
Jerusalem in the Second Temple period
surface form: Second Temple period

modern period
usedSince ancient times
weatheringBehavior develops patina over time
hardens on exposure

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Jerusalem stone hasVariety Meleke stone